Chicken hatched with intestines out

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That does appear to be internal organs. I've had it happen a few times and there's nothing that can be done for that, unfortunately. You can wait if you are really not sure--yolk will shrivel and dry up or absorb. You should be able to confirm that it's not yolk. Culling is up to the individual. Either sharp scissors which are like a mini-axe, starter fluid (NOT lighter fluid) in a closed container with the chick or vinegar and baking soda (which creates CO2) in a container placed inside a second container with the chick. Don't know any proportions for that.
 
Well...I had to do it
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I culled my sick chick...so sad! I have nerver done this before! Very difficult! It was getting pretty weak, so I knew it wasn't fair to continue to wait. The yoke sack or whatever it was did look like it dried up and absorbed some, but it was just lying down and not moving much. Out of 20 eggs, only 2 hatched without help. I helped this one some after about 1 1/2 days of trying with very little progress. It was just peeping so much, I felt I should help since it had zipped the egg some. I guess if they can't get out on their own, it is better to just leave them alone and let them die on their own. I had two others pip, but they died in the egg.
Isn't it strange how two can do so well and the others not make it!
Here is a picture of the two that made it:
 
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I am so sorry you had to go through this! I had to cull my first chick a few days ago when I had a very sick one and my husband wasn't here to do it for me. I was upset about it all day. You did the right thing. You wouldn't want it to suffer.
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so sorry about your chick.
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Don't give up on incubating; if it was a first or second try, then don't feel bad about it.
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Now you can learn from your mistakes.
Have you cracked open any of the eggs that quit? If so, what did you find? If you found chicks that were really wet and soggy, I would say that humidity was too high. If they were dry with a sticky membrane, then humidity must have been too low.......
Hope this helps and better luck next time!
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Hello! I am new to all this. Have had a chicken hatch today with its insides out. It needed help getting out with i know you shouldnt do. It just didnt look right. It looked like it leaked yellow stuff n was really sticky. Chiken had pipped. At 1st i was like thats not its sac as is under belly more and bigger and more organy. Not sure if sac was all shriveled up or it had pooped. The was a greeny color near is rear that was shriveled.. i dont think will survive but is breathing n slightly moving. Has been a couple of hrs now
 

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